Flageolet



Oct. 26, 1937. B E WALBERG 2,097,004

FLAGEOLET Filed Sept. l2, 1936 Patented Oct. 26, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FLAGEOLET Bernard E. Walberg, Worcester, Mass.

Application September 12, 1936, Serial No. 100,415

' 2 Claims. (Cl. 84-386) This invention relates to a musical instrument mouthpiece 2| and the impact of these air curof the ageolet type. rents against a tip 24 produces the sound as in all The principal objects of the invention are to flageolets. provide a means whereby the tone of the ageo'- In the use of this instrument, if it is desired let can be changed by a half tone in a very simple to change the tone by a half tone the operator, 5 manner; to provide a construction by which the holding the main tube IIJ in his hands, brings mouthpiece will come back to normal after a the mouthpiece in his mouth and brings the half tone change has been made, and to provide tube I0 back so that the air column is shortened a telescoping flageolet for increasing and deto make change of a half tone. A spring Il l0 creasing the length of the air column at will. moves the main tube toward the mouthpiece l0 Other objects and advantages of the invention until the stop I6 engages the projection I4, as will appear hereinafter. shown in the drawing.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying In the instrument shown, the maximum drawing, in which amount of motion is enough to change the sound Fig. 1 is a side view of a flageolet constructed by a half tone and that is the limit and also the 15 in accordance with this invention with parts in ordinary action of this instrument. The difsection to show interior construction; erent notes can be sounded and any one of them Fig. 2 is a plan of the flageolet; changed by a half tone in the manner set forth. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan thereof, and This constitutes an extremely simple means 2o Fig. 4 is a sectional View on the line 4-4 of for changing the tone without the necessity of 20 Fig. 1. any hand manipulation and without having any It will be seen that the flageolet is made in acexpensive extra parts for making the change. cordance with the ordinary fiageolet on the Having thus described my invention and the market having a main tube I0 with perforations advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited II which are adapted to be stopped by the nto the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as gers to provide the desired notes. Preferably it set forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

has the usual thumb rest I2 on the bottom. l. As an article of manufacture, a flageolet Secured on the tube I0 is a xed tube I3. This comprising a tube, a mouthpiece and a tip, said tube carries a hollow projection I4 through which tube being moverme with respect to the mouthpasses a slide I5 with astop I6 on the end. This piece, a slide connecting the tube with the 30 slide iS provided with a spring l1 Surrounding it mouthpiece, and a spring on the slide for forcand pressing the tube I3 and a Circular band I8 ing the tube forward after it has been pushed toaway from each other. On the band I8 the slide Ward the mouthpiece, to Change the note by a I5 is firmly xed. This band I8 has an opening half tone.

I9 at the top and it is provided with two wings 20 at the edges of said openings to direct the air columns which, of course, come through the 2. As an article of manufacture, a musical in- 30 strument of the flageolet type comprising a tube, mouthpiece 2l. This mouthpiece is mounted on a tip carried thereby a moilthpece movable with a cylinder 22 which is telescopcauy connected respect to the tube, a longitudinal slide connect- 4o with the member is. The cylinder 22 is Closed lg the tube (1th the mouthple a Sprmg on the 4o by a cork 23 this Cork constituting the end of slide for forcing the tube forward after it has the fiageoiet and these three parte 2|, 22, and been pushed toward the mfmthpieey and a Stop 23 always being stationary with respect to each at the end 0 the Slide Ol" limiting the telescopother. ing action.

The Wings 20 direct the air currents from the BERNARD E. WALBERG. 45 

